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 4 I mtsesui THE MAN IN POSSESSION. IN FIVE CHAPTERS. CHAPTEK UL As I mused for a moment after my dis- comfiture, the singular construction of the roofs, as they appeared to me on my first view of them, recurred to me. ' ' Tlie very thing " I said to myself. " It will be very odd if I don't manage to get into that house again." With me to resolve was an act and I im- mediately dived into the shrubbery, in order to work my way quietly and unseen to the back of the premises. It was well that I did so for scarcely was I concealed by the foliage, when the front-door was again open- ed, and George Wintock and Benetti â€" the former bearing a light â€" stepped out upon the gravel- walk, and commenced making a circuit of the premises. Holding my breath, and crawling upon hands and knees into deeper shade, I contrived to avoid them. At length, apparently satisfied, after their scrutiny, that I had made off, they retired into the house. I overheard enough of their conversation, however, to inform me that it was Beuetti's hand which had struck me to the earth. I watched the window of George Win- tock's bedroom till I saw by his shadow on the window-blind that he had entered. After a while, the light was extinguished, and I concluded that he had retired to rest. I knew that he, his father, and the Italian were heavy sleepers, as they were accustom- ed to indulge in deep potations at night. How it came about that Benetti had dis- covered and frustrated my scheme, I never was able to fathom. Having reached that part of the premises which I judged most convenient for mv attempt â€" a lov,r abutment, used as a wood- houseâ€" I lost no time in cautiously climbing on to its re of, which I was able to do very easily, as its lowest edge was not more than seven feet fiom the uvound. Fortunately, none of the rooms in which the inmates slept looked out upon that particular angle, so that I did not much fear detection if 1 could only make progress noiseleasly, and attain the higher roof before daylight, I could then hide behicd its high parapet. Dark as was the night, or rather morning, ic was suffi- ciently light for me to see what I was about. Slowly and with some difficulty, I dragged myself from roof to roof till I reached a stack of chimneys that rose side by side a few feet from the parapet, and which had been bolted with an iron girdle, and fastened with thick iron rods to the wall just below it. By the aid of the rod, I managed to reach the para- pet just as the dawn began to break. Here I was compelled, from sheer exhaustion, to lie down a short time and rest in the leaden gutter inside. Truly, I was but in a sorry plight â€" my apparel soiled from crawling in the shrubbery, and from clambering over the dirty roofs, and saturated with the blood that had flowed freely from the blow I had received. I began also to feel extremely faint from exertion, loss of blood, and excite- ment. What would become of me, if strength failed me I might lie and die and rot on the summit of this old mansion, before any one discovered me. Yet not for one moment did a thought cross my mind of showins' the white-feather and giving up the adventure my feelings were indeed too overwrought for this, partly by an almost blind infatua- tion for the hapless Miss Wintock, and partly by that longing desire to retaliate, which, whether rightly or wrongly, is gener- ally felt by any one who has been put hors- df combat at an unfair advantage. A little rest and the cool fresh morning air somewhat revived me, and I commenced creeping along the gutter. With my pocket-knife I loosened the leaden frame of a pane in one of the garret windows and extracted the glass inserting my hand, I was able to undo the catch and obtain in- gress. Finding the coast clear, I glided softly down to my room, locked myself in, bathed my head and face, and taking a pull at my tlask of creature comfort, laid myself down awhile to rest my weary bones and head. I was much bruiseil, yet could not help inwariUy chuckling at the surpri.se the Wintocks and their swarthy coadjutor would experience during the course of the day, when they found that, in spite of his sum- mary ejection, Jack Mereditli wa'i once more the Man in Possession. And great indeed was the consternaticn-of Benetti, when, on waking about midday and feeling urgent need of refreshment, I walked down into the kitchen, where he and Martha were sitting at dinner. Xeither. heard me approach, as I purposely trod softly. Martha had just helped the Italian to a slice of mutton, when, slipping in, I coolly took a chair and seated myself at the table. Both of them started and st.ired as if I had been a ghost. â- "ery fine joint of mutton, indeed, Marthaâ€" capitnl and so delightfully cooked â€" not overdone. I should so like a taste just where it's so nicely browned on the under-side;"' pointing as I spoke. â€" "Ah! you haven't a tliird plate. Never mind I'll reach you one " and I accordingly rose and handed her one from the dresser. The Italian muttered something in his own lan- guage, which if translated would, I suspect, have been anything but complimentary.' " Extremely happy to see me at your social meal, no doubt you are, friend Benetti I I reciprocate the sentiment most warndy. Here's to your very good health" â€" taking up the ale- jug from the table and filling my- self a glass. â€" "Admirable! Right good stuff" â€" smacking my lips. â€" "Pray, Martha, don't let the mutton get cold " seeing that she had not complied with my request. " There's nothing in the world 1 disHke so much as cold mutton." I could see that both were for the moment thunderstruck and as I took up my plate and held it imploringly, Martha proc â- =' d to cut me the coveted slice. "Now, a couple of potatoes and a few greens, with just a dash of gravy.â€" Thank you, Martha. You are a good soul, 1 think, in future I will always take my meals with you and Benetti, instead of giving you the trouble of waiting upon me up-stairs. It will save you a great many steps, and be so much more comfortable for us all for it's rather lonely sitting up there by one's self so much." My companions were at first disposed to be rather eiumpy but seeing that 1 was de- ternnned to be on good terms with myself ^^A +1,^.^ ti-ey 2t last gave in, and we con- versed amicably, though reservedly. I could see, however, by their occasional sly glances at my physiognomy, that both, and especially the Italian, derived considerable gratification in noting how severely I had been punished. Acting up to my promise, I did not; dar- ing the remainder of the time I stayed at Briteleigli Hall, trouble Martha to wait upon me, having one object in view, namely, the discovery of Miss Wintock's whereabouts. I did not thins, it probable that she still occupied the same room above my sleeping apartment, or she would have devised some method of giving me at least a hint of it. Every night I was at my old post, the window. In vain I hummed and whistled every tune I was acquainted with. In vain I looked up to catch some slight token of her presence. I felt that she was not there. She knew her case to be desperate and if the window were fastened, failing other means, would doubtless ha\ e shivered a pane of glass as a signal. Yet I was convinced that she was confined somewhere in the upper part of the mansion and for the fol- lowing reasons. Firstly, when I essayed to go up into the lumber-room on the following morning after I had effected my second entrance, I found the door at the top of the staircase locked, thus precluding all com- munication with the upper suite of apart- ments except by the back or servants' stair- case. It was not so on the previous morn- ing, when the inmates thought me safely shut out, as I had passed through it on getting down to my chamber. Hence there must be a motive for endeavouring to pre- vent me exploring them. How I wished that I had made the circuit of the roof, and peeped into every attic through its window, before descending to my own room and yet I felt that perhaps I had acted for the best, as my strength would not have held out much longer. Secondly, I took occasion i-o observe that old Martha, when she thought herself unperceived, often put aside some of the best portions of her viands, as if for some other person. With these she would sud- denly disappear, but always in the evening. I contrived to ascertain, that she invariably made for the back staircase and arranged my plan, desperate as it m as accordingly. It was destined to be put into execution much earlier than 1 had 'Uticipated. The fifth morning after my clamber over the roofs, Mr. Wintock sent for me into hi;) room. As I entered, I fancied that a smile of suppressed tiiumph flushed his counten- ance. Addressing me in a grandiloquent, sneering style, he said: "Good-morning, Mr. Meredith. I am sorry that your stay at Briteleigh has been so protracted. But what cannot be helped, must be endured. I have been able to arrange my little affair with your principal, and consequently your presence here can now be dispensed with. I shall be glad if you v,'ill leave the premises at once." Taken aback, I was at a loss for a moment or two for words to answer, as, from what I had heard previous to my coming to Brite- leigh, I had not the remotest idea that Mr. Wintock would be able to liquidate the heavy demand upon him. Had Miss Wintock at last, thoroughly crushed and broken in spirit, acceded to one of his propositions, and either consented to become the bride of his son, or signed some document which gave him absolute power over her property? The thought was horrible. Yet it might be so for as I had not been able to effect any communication with her since that unfor- tunate night, her energies, physical and mental, might have collapsed in despair. Mr. Wiatock, seeing that I was dum- founded, at once followed up his advantage. "I wish to make one observation before yoii go. You have interfered most unwarrant- ably and imjJertinently in the domestic ar- rangements of my family since you have been in the house, both in intruding your- self upon the privacy of a young lady resi- dent here, and in endeavouring to facilitate her escape from her natural guardians. Possibly, you may not be aware that the young lady in question is a dangerous lunatic, and that a degree of wholesome restraint is absolutely necessary for her well- being and safety, though at times sl.e may have apparently lucid intervals. I have nc doubt you were misled by the craft peculiar to that sad atlliction hence, I am disposed to make due allowance for your extraordinary conduct. Otherwise, I should feel justified in communicating the circumstances to your employer, which would probably result in no very agreeable cohsequenues to yourself. I may add for your satisfaction, that the young lady will shortly be placed in a suit- able establishment, where she will be pro- perly cared for. I hope, however, as you are a young man, that a due conrideration of the extremely absurd manner in which you have acted, and the slight inconvenience you have suffered "â€"here, with a bland smile, he passed his hand significantly over upon proper representation, take her case in hand, and forcibly obtain the release of her person from the fiends who now held her in confinement Doubtless, much energy and skill would be required but the strong arm of the law was, or ought to be, all-powerful. â- Yes I would see her. Old Wintock might rtorm and rare as fie liked. I should bid him farewell on the morrow and if he tried to injure me with my employer, I hoped my statement would be believed and if not â€" supposing I got my discharge and was thiown out of work â€" the world was wide, and I should be a kind of martyr in a good cause â€" the cause of beauty in distress. Putting a good face on matters, I told old Martha and Benetti that 1 was to depart on the morrow, as Mr. Wintock had settled 111 claims upon nim. It was evident by the covert smile on the face of esch that the intelligence gave them great satisfaction. In the course of the evening, I sauntered out of the kitchen as if to go to my room and no doubt, as- 1 bade them good-evening, they concluded that I had retired for the night. Instead of doing so, I quietly slipped up the back staircase. Here, as in the other, there was a door at the top, ^hich shut the upper range of apartments from the lower. The staircase itself, however, was much darker. This door was also locked, confirming my su picion that Miss Wintock was above-stairs. As is oit;n the case in ancient mansioLS, there were several nooks and recesses in this old circular staircase. Within One of these, on the landing, I en- sconced myself and waited patiently. I did not much fear discovery, as old Martha's sight was none of the quickest, and she usually wore a bonnet and shawl of an even- ing, as she suffered somewhat from rheu- matism. At length I saw her coming, hobbiing slowly up the stairs, and bearing a lighted candle and a covered dish, " All right, Jack, my boy you're on the right scenr," said I to myself. " Lie close " And close I did lie as ever weasel in a hole. Old Martha reached the landing, put down her dish and candle, drew the key from her po.^ket, and proceeded to unlock the door. Then entering with her burden â€" which she agiin put down for a minute in- side â€" was about to relock it, when I emerged from my hiding-place and stepped in also, shutting the door after me. The old dame turned deadly pale and would have scream- ed, but my hand was on her mouth. I learned that trick from Benetti the night Mits Wintock was forcibly carried back from my room. " Now, my dear soul, don't make a riot, because there's no need for it. I mean you no harm, and would'nt hurt a hair of your old gray head for the world. I only want a little private conversation with you.â€" There, DOW "â€"taking the key from htr trembling hand, and transferring it to my pocket, after locking the doorâ€"" we can have it all quietly to ourselves without fear of interrup- tion.â€" It's no use, Martha," I added sternly, seeing that she was about to remonstrate. " It's my turn for a little while now. What 13 the use of your calling out No one can possibly hear you." Martha's teeth chattered and her knees trembled. â-  ' What is it you want with me, man? she asked. "Now, be civil, old lady. No 'manning,' If you please. Just take up the dish and candle, and I will bear you company. I want a iew minutes' speech with your young I dare not Mr. Wintock may prove a the cannot as calmly as I was the upper part of his face â€" ' warning to you to conduct ourself more discreetly in future." He looked me full in the face and waved his hand towards door. How I repressed the fierce tempest of passion that inwardly shook me I " tell. "Sir," I replied able "I am not in a position to doubt your word but ' ' "But what?' he angrily demanded. "1 tell you, man, that I posted a cheque for the amount last evening, a.id that 1 expect a discharge and receipt by to-morrow's post ^\ dl that satisfy you " "Then no doubt, sir, the same post will bring me from my principal the usual release without which I am not justified in deserting my post. Immediately upon its arrival, I will comply with your wishes." "You were ready enough, however tn leav-e it to suit your own insolent purpose " he hot y spurted out. " But one day will not make much difference, I daresay • thrre fore, to-morrow be it." ' I bowed, and withdrew to the kitchen indignant, bewUdered, and with a sickening sensation at the heart. I wai, nnV^^i ?^^ foiled and beaten. " The laTt^niSi"?: madtu\7Z.3±'/„°?-^--^fi-/ in a lady ' ' I cannot would kill me. "Stuff! He'il do nothing of the kind. Besides, he is not obliged to know anything formVim."""" '"' "' '" enough ^to in^ .nS" '^!f,'"*^^u^'=°* ^« »f to Pi'^k up the dish and candle. There was a slight noise below. Possible Benetti had returned for a momeni into the house for son-ething. In an instant her mouth was at the keyhole she was quS Jo°rf *°^ ^^^'^^^'^^^ â- ' " I -- too " You treacherous old beldam," I whisi er- ed If you try that dodge again, I'll gag you.-Now, just listen to me: I know all about the rascally doings in this housl I know that Miss Wintock is forcibly confined somewhere in one of these attics. ShP is no more insane than I am so that tale will not .erve Mr. Wintocks purpose t' morrow, I'm off to London Ind pfl nlo^^ ear h, s a and sky, till I set the author ties know M'r^ w'T^^^ "' ^^'l release her I know Mr Wintock's motive-her property He won't have a feather of it to fiy wTth • he ,s more likely to land in jail. You shall come in for your shar^ «f -T ' illpcrniw nr,t,fi â-  I °* punishment in paler than before, and her short, japid breathing told of the excitement under which she labored. " Mr. Meredithâ€" I was afoud thatâ€" I thoughtâ€" I hoped you would not desert me, " she gasped. "Not while I have life, de*r Miss Win- tock," wasthspromptxeply. Wi^jlel:flpoke, my pocket-knife was out, and I was sawing like a maniac at the cord to sever ft. Old Martha began to wring her hands and to remonstrate, bat her reaionstracces 1 speedily checked. The cord was speedily cut through and gently rai^ug Miss Wintock to a sitting postute, I asked "Are you able tc stand " " Yes thank you very, very much. At least I'll try. She gave me one gbnce of app-alihg trustfulness, and burst into a passionate fit of weeping. "Oh, take me away with you from this horrid place I 1 shall go really mad I know I shall I am so now, almost. O my poor brain " 1 tried my utmost to soothe her. Even old Martha aided me. Perhaps her womanly feeling was touched for I believe she was more the unlucky victim and tool of circum- stances than of an intrinsically bad and hardened nature. She produced her old- fashioned s.-nelling-bottle, bathed Miss Win- tock's hands and face, and induced her to eat some of the food she had brought and I persuaded her, with some difficulty, to take a%ip or two from my spirit flask, which I had previously put in my pscket in case of emergency. At length the young lady became calmer. But I saw that it would be necessary to use extreme caution, or she would suffer a re- lapse, PS she continued to entreat me, in the most pathetic language, not to leave her again in the power of the Wintocks. I looked at my watch it wanted about twenty minutes to nine. Precisely at nine, in readi- ness for the evening ride, Mr. WintDck's gig and mare would be in the yard near the side-door, and Mr. George's horse shortly afterwards. Mr. Wintock would probably, as he often dil, keep his gig waiting for him till a quarter past. George Wintock would be off shortly afterwards. Though I iiad spoken 60 confidently to Martha, I was not at all sure that some unlucky accident might not intervene if I remained where I was. Benetti might miss Martha. In fact, I wrs terrible uneasy and in a sad dil. nma. Stay where I was for any length of t ?, I dared not Leave Miss Wintock in r present state of mind, I could not. Inf' T, I think she would have attempted to f( gjher way with me, had I shown any ication of leaving her. A hasty and p haps rash resolve took possession of me,' If I could only get Miss Wintock below and conceal her till after the departure ot the Wintocks, we might succeed in getting away unseen down to the village, where I hoped to house I her safely and obtain assistance in protect- ing her; for surely none who knew her would refuse t aid and even if liscovered, I should then only have ' he Italian to deal with. Our time had b-en singularly ill- chosen before. We had waited till both Mr. Wintock and his son Lad returned home before making our attempt. i again bent over Miss Wintock, and a^ked:^ " Do you think you could walk a little?" â€" at the same time giving her a meaning look. The rapid glance of intelligence with which she replied reassured me. (to be continued.) tainted ct^ The latest fraud â- i';;°'^V. nishes a curious confir nf"^^ .u. i chromatic contrasts of SI Illustration of Sk.QJ^^i an Togildreflncdgri"^)^ About six months I'^^^-tti,.. magnificent tjem ^llui^ ^^^ o!^^" beaBrazilia^ndiamitH^IJ suddenly found it " ""e fi^P" fifthitsUe^t^CStolN with soap-suds, Thi» "'fitijC'l vealeditstruecliaSeriT?i:1 diamond of inferior aZ' 'OJ v^hich was originally pft \T since been reproduiK'"?; it, s rumored that a sinl' Street was thus su-,;,°. '""» on r thousands of doiLrrS«'^o«t detect the perpetrator of tTS Acaseotthesorti/nol "^^nd courts being tried by, h'V'^^.Ve of the particulars of wh,P^"° est, and served to pur,' '"""â-  leou against what IS reSy'a,Oa,:" Jacob Nepel, a maiinf 'af^turi that city, h, of great value, wiiich l, â-  ""'â-  ^Piii agenttoMr.'Edwi'V„'!P?«eloii ;t"'^-^;':ral,i.an;;JlS broker of ssve â- en teen vear.'"' ' -« gems were faultless, bu'trP^cH on them awoke susmcinn I â- ! H either stolen dealers examined the.n â-  for the purpose, and "Cf/^= old mine diamonrl.. ..^..""""Dced th, the spicioD «PuriouF. lem, namonds and «â-  N times their price. Mr T" «' them to New York ;iie,?2,*.' 't« Messrs. Heller fi^'N.,, dealers IB precious stoner',?" deceived by the apnearln ""1 until the owner menEdV" '^^1 Mr. Heller, remembS !^,t y new process of paintin-^ dL^l^"' of the studs, estimatea toT"'«' §1,000 to SI, JOO, wash d'?l;°" and found ,t to be a chean ^f " worth perhaps SI 40 t£,"^.«^ proved to have beeMaaipere?:"' «mikr manner. On rph? ' Haven,Mr.Engelsou;htredr?^.^' courts, and probably S/gtf^"" The explanation ,s a? foih,^^.' t yellow. On dippmg one of the, â-  minutes in an aqueous solu ,,„• violet, and then letting; d.,'i found that, while the lustre U;-| paired, the color is changed i ' the fine steei-bi^-;;;;^;y-;«°^y' -thj two colors, the best stones and violet, it will mentaries, and on 'servab.e[5 be noticed, are u •ii- -^ â€" blendin? n a- brilliant result described --^ The on ., t"i'eJ, nc: while the diimond hue.â€" .sv-,' ;,;(â-  easily removed by the anplica'u; suds, the water â-  -â-  ' but green, original yellow beiDc; rt--u| An-- On hard. Onmibas Drivers In London. The life of an omnibus driver is somewhat rd, Es-ery one sees him plodding along on his unobstructed course in Piccadilly or Oxford street, but few realize the great dis- tances over which he travels. Here, for in- stance, are the salient facts in regard to a particular instance with which I lately be- came acquainted. It appears that 1 1 horses are needed for the omnibus in question • of these S go out every day. The course of the vehicle IS lo miles, 7 i in to the city and of course the same distance back to the stables in one of the suburbs. This journey i= per- formed 4 times in each day, making a diily journey o 00 ndles for the vehTcie and driver, and of 15 miles for each horse on S days out of every II. Though, however, the horse gets on tae average li days in the stable out of every 11, the driver cets no respite at all. He drives his 60 mdes^fday Sundays not excepted, which is equivalent to 420 niiles a week, or 21,840 miles per an- S ll\"""'^SctsGs. perdienrpaid S i;r^i 'V"^-'"' *° " "°*"^e of 24 hours. He IS liable for one-third of the cost of any amage from accident. He has to proWde his own personal equipment, including top! :^ cifc!.!^^^:l°? -Â¥P?. theglovL A Japanese Wedding. Monday last the mwiag.^ Inouye and Mr. Katsuno..uke loo. ce ebratedat the othcial residence o:-! cellency Inouye, mmisterforForeiffll ihe ceremony was conducted in fashion, and attended only bythec-i-l atives and intimate friends of it^ '-A The wedding presents were display J up-stairs room, and of course attracted attention. \V,th a few exceptions :- anese_ gift.i, though costly and at; were intended to express a sentiment than s Tve any useful purpose, ikifi nent was a mountain fonr.eJ of roll: c: silk white and crimson. Kach rolksi with strands of parti colored twine, t:; not brought round into a bowas is Eiali case,but tied in haro knots. emblems::.;: indissolubility of the marriage tie. Th silk was intended to typ::\ gentle K J during constancy, tlie strecitihoi i otleriug a noted contnibt to iheir so;2:s flexibility. Round the baseof thnmc were deposited a number of orn.aasl fresh lice straw, plaited i;!to the ijnsl storks and lortci^es, of loneeviiy.or-.;tf bamboo, and plum, nt perpetual blo;ir..»| into the loops of t.'ie jilcits weretar: of dried l)onito, a favuiitc £ccoiiipaii:a wedding p.c^ens. r^- u?.nii .katsu being a Jionioiiyinc for the three I3j characters signifviu:,' victcritous, hTive.â€"J,n,,,,i ))â- (.;." J/-^;:. Ijp-W^T IS ncu^ on In tb vlncr. „la,tererB of. Winni, \LikiDg up ^f t'^^ '.^' been Tf larmer s Winnipeg. of a has "--" accompanic iters or dangerous fl •1 foil of new potato I from ;„ess at Brandon promi *flat it is too good for icbants with heavy st. if^dsomeimproveme ness is a 1 ttle quiet ii "pt Lumbering campi (he season, aud nav ULeiES oven yet, tn breaking up of the riv, in Winnipeg so far, of carrying away â-  ^iDg to J. H. «uthe Prince Albert Timrr.i 1 rity that a weekly line lestablished between t! Rapids, which will Inton every week. ortion of the dam at Mc contracted for a wat away by the recei;' Bt of damage will not 1 â-  work will be kejit 1 fEub-contractors on the I commeEced work, ani projrress. If tr.ere is an L spring they will ha •eady for track laying b be. [SIsrquette fieiicw thus ling public The trees sirie flowers are bloom ning, and nature's evei ^tes that ethereal spn ill its redolent beauties. Westbourne, lem are building a spi bourne to the head of r iManitobs, near the ni' to connect with the s IcArthur is buildiiig t Winnipeg Commcri'ia i fires have been reportec lie surrounding districts i hay stacks were de.str( tityofthat coinmoiiity r leaves no- fears fur an} iiigranls who appear to h are arriving at Mauitob; and proceed from tlier 6of Southern Manitoba, a bingto Reck Lake and Tu lets. Some who have t bved their homesteads are [families to live \\i;li thet; ^mise, sexcitcment about ti;e i ^iver at Emerson has all .â- â-  i are once more down to I own affairs. The arrival o: F. Alscp put an end to all pidge, which is still standi breaker in front of the For some days the 'rive [slowly down, an.i a' d: Winnigeg Ccuitnei-ii 'â-  ys: The all in-.porta::t supply for Kegioa has "t wed which \\as put do\ and the Town Commi: d a grand success. Abuiid â- as struck at a depth of 'J] â„¢tes the water rose G7 r bllo 'Ting morning the watc da Zlte' A wi" -rprisingl^Urge ittm o ^;?' i; • „.^ "^^' =°"*^ ^«- «J-. and it is ex- promises on mine, Martha took her dish and'candle and ;-.....ao ..intcck'a her, eyeing kee I felt that if only half a Chanel Never shafl Tf^^'.AT.tkt itself on m^ .tJIJ"®"??.* *^?* Present- nient for I felt' tl?g oSy C '"°" ed raordinary how soon the ha^dk we^rs through When it is held for 10 hourrper day. ^o much for the duties of the sitf ' ^-^ consolations are the tion. The Wintock's saw stout leathern girdle belt tiarfi waist, and wgch, ^a^tn*:f wftr°' wretched garrTt^ sSh'ed^'" â-  Barrow pallet lay thfbSfuTb^ fu'"^^^^ girl, dressed as Ilast sfJ^, ""^^tl'^t her strong cord n^tf^ir,^ 17""^^^^ '"' thick postsf effeTtu^aTirirerntedTerl ' ^^'^- ing except within a vlrfllmiH "" '"°^- casement was strontrlv h, ' .i *^ ^-'i^^- The and the catch tSIXtnTd*'"1^^ remote room, at the very t^of th. i **"" there was not the slirrhf J°? *^^ '^0"se, communmatingwrthlL'*Sld^atui^ ,S!^„\r«"^^ the st^rrfgSJ; on ye^rs to- commenced a Indeed, Mr. poor sufi'er- of the me beyond enduranc3 • ai-fi I H..+ ' human craft coulrl ;L„.5„i:i^*^'"°^"?ed, if indignity enraged :d 1 determinpf] it and them, would trace o^^Sisr ^^S?, ^^^ I mght and ascertain from hTr whether, when I left the hoi anything for her ArioKf '• ^•â- ^'-^ht hot a solicitor. very own lips I could do first entering the roonl and hypocritical whimpering « Meredith, it's no fault- nt,^- "'""'^ca. Mr. help it. •Tis^llZ^tLTZ""""""^^ I Oeorge's, and I am t^ obi ^Z .^" ^r. to do anything but olTySlS"^. too feeble I thr^S SoX-: J;SS^ -torted, as and advanced to the side of th. 'â- Â°Â°'"' ing and ill-used younglady*"' ^°"" â- =""°" thJSo?pingSaong°f V --tenance, the llstlLs^olliog'°of^ ?he ""^-^/«' ^^ evinced the intenfe mental ^°®"-*l ^â- ^^" racked her. The instant K ^°8"»sh that me, a sharp faint cryott^iT' '""" °° escaped her, and she stretch.J^ recognition In the tumult of ^t^^Ti^^i my lips --ned.tothetmjri e, even Beized it and pressed it wamlv.'""^^' A deep flush Pa„,. " Jf^'^^'y to my lir ;; deep Aush* came"ni"sh"i^;";7 to my "^^ the various pas7enger7and';h;7tud7:f^ti temperament and peculiarities of^the l7 tlT Z\'Â¥' the driver's toils These have all their names and histories -th! names being mostly comin t^t- u- ' ^^^ sometimes tragS e^noii^ ' On th«'*°."' they are well treated, and wi^? stead, .. driving often do their work for yel; gether without a day's illnels 'n,t panics might do welf if hey provilV T; their drivers having one week's v,„V-^ °^ year, and if they cfuld sS th.m ^^.f"" uniform top coat, or whfn^or nl ^.'^^ after certain sufficTe^t t^^ °s ^i't "°^" warrant the exp,nditure^t ^^i.^'^^"® to the men would b^ good ' The of " 'JP°' tice seems also short for „, â-  h'"" "«• important, ^oftt otheT'Cd^trr " Set:? j: iicsir^T^^^^^' behold an Tn'^^^fdit llZt^Ltr" T receipt ot more tharJlOQ a y^^ "" ""^^ Shadowed by a Woman. in'tt^flSy\!jJrfe^^,?-« ^-^ed day. He died some ti^« ^^ ^- *^^ °ther huUnaMississippTpfiatiof n- *i '"^^^' ments were hftnn°i?T?**^'°°.-. ^is lastnto- What is Work? I may perliaps be allowed to pat t.; mg question, What is \Vork;' TM'J: reply is, "Any pursuit by v,-liijhanu:.ei or attempt-; tt earn a livelihood ami tfi ulate wealtli." Tiiis (lerinitionisnicfiii regretted because it cherishes, or na: gets, the vulgar error that all peisonfJI not aim at the accuuiulation oi«ai'.t| "idlers." In point of laot such men doing fir greater services to the worl; i the most diligent and succssfulvoarrj trade or profession. I larwin having ' petency, was therewith content. Ioha.\ to others of kindred minds, the oppsr' of devoting his whole life to thesearc-' scienlitic truth was a boon immeais- higher than any conceivable affioaJ'J wealth. Shall we call him an iJler^^l science the only lield which opens spa prospects t J men of independent niean^ I literature, philanthropy, have all tkaM partments, unremuucrative in a eomaf point of view, or at least not directly' unerative. and for all these cultivatoRj Ellen were haunted Goodwin was by the thought still ' that Therefore, reversing the«^1 wanted. given by routine niOJ-aiists, I vrouk wealthy young men of abiiity: "Do"" 1 up any trade, business, or profession, some of the world's uuiaid work. money-making to these ho have^ option, and be searchers fortruthandW 1 Every one who follows this advicew" tribute something to show the worWi" race for wealth is not the only P""Lt| of a rational being. 1 should define "^-i the conscious systematij application • or body to any definite purpose. »P- On the following d upeg papers arriv. 1, with t: pe well was down :200 fo. 'was expended, and no sii; 'the article was written" Ibeen little or no signs of Titer inust have known t: '/ii°"t ^^ insorrect. T; If JV^hipeg have cone i IwY^^y^^ malign Ke. ffl false statements about -jand and qu.iutity of wat ate other matters but th.c Jianhnessto publish cone inere by citizens who li.ixo the town was started. Ti.: r"y kind of journalism. ^lie Antiquity of Dcnti .^fly history of tiic art ai: ^«y IS obscure, but one tiiin « W that good dental sur: '"the palmy days of Pomp m fact almost evorvi science and mechanics "'ong the ruins of anci ««truments have been f lDat«r ?*°y o[ the tools I [yterned after those discov a' ^f'Peii. Which were im at. ^,i"onze, rivalling ii " steel of â-  oo plates CofT^t^'^ent, can be beEl?*?^^' Paris and Lc lc»l a?f behind the Ron IbyDr Q fV-' ^oâ„¢e of the la Vieno; ^^"'^^D show tha of ih: " ^ell understooc -.-«ne mummies found bu •eutn modern tune were also found. J«? been required at tha For 25yearsThe"woma"fn^'^°!^?-^ ^â„¢- was know_n in l^oniS It^:^^^" ghost. The reason "'for'~th.^'"'"""°"'^°°' known. It wJ thl ^^ »e^er Throckmorton had ^r^!i^^l '^^"^^ that youth. In Rj-nr^ wronged her in her a'nd abro/d! ^^^e^V^tVl. Â¥ h'^*" ed about him and hH„if* j »? black hover- died some ySrsiofn^" ,^""^«- She tory of her hear^^ ' !°? ordered the his- RavaRes of the Spruce Tree The ravages of soa'io insects W thefl the trees in northern Maine, says Commercial, is becoming a s^rio'is' owners of timber lands. A g^" ' ?mj|(| well acquainted with the "'O""/., j^f* the vicinity of Rangely says th»"' ,ff of devastation goes on 'i^""^^'^L-»" has for five years past, i'^^'" ^^ulav^J spruce trees in that section. ^. [|jjj,^ which state the insect does the mi= green worm about an inch lone- that the ,,,^oeen â€" AmonS^'y-three thoi \^t»y the aacfents the b ^ne K?^° demists, anc 8turJ**^eding ani tooth Verlv t/tt° ^° some cities 'ofBhin " ^^" "^=^de of *8»tor£,' ^^' hippotamus, -^« material were usee 'later T °^^ous substr 'idL^^ the sixteenth -•^"^y passed out of tl tin,e^««iis,to the dent I'^yt ^\ P'»tes of bo I'^^'W ti?'ltes of gold, si 'tOiiay ^^ ^*tter being mo